a little studio history...

The Studio

I cannot begin to list all the studios I have worked in. A few of them have been my own and they were good rooms after a lot of effort had gone into tuning the acoustics and isolating the sounds from within and without. When my wife the Canadian photographer Carole Harmon and I moved from Banff to Vancouver, it was with the intention of building from the ground up. We worked a full year with Edmonton Architect, David Murray to get the design right. The result was mid-sized sound and photography studios for both of us in a modern house that had the necessary space.

The audio studio has a 10' ceiling and is a 24' X 15' room built within a 26' X 17' shell with the floor resting on rubber de-couplers. The 14" space under the floor is heavily insulated as are the walls and ceiling. A 5" open space separates the insulated structure from the exterior envelope. A 7' opening accommodates two custom built metal and glass doors which open wide enough to allow the grand piano to roll in from the adjoining live room when absolute quiet is needed. The studio has it's own electrical which is separated from the rest of the building and an air exchange unit that silently brings in fresh air.

The live room is 25' X 16' with 12' ceiling and opens on one side into the rest of the building. A lighting rail circles the ceiling with various heads and floods that are useful for home concerts. Both studio and live room are floored with recycled pine and heating is in-floor radiant.

The location, in a residential neighbourhood, is close to Kingsway, Broadway and Main streets in Vancouver, Canada.

This is a light filled space with enough 'liveness' to make it easy and inviting to play in.

The equipment is constanly being upgraded.